Koueiry Surname
Approximately 268 people bear this surname
Koueiry Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 267 | 1:15,337 | 1,440 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Koueiry Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koueiry Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koueiry (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮﻳﺮﻱ) is most common in Mauritania. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Koueiry.
How Common Is The Last Name Koueiry? popularity and diffusion
It is the 968,490th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Koueiry reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Koueiry is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 15,337. In Mauritania it is most common in: Gorgol Region, where 36 percent live, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 16 percent live and Brakna Region, where 8 percent live. Apart from Mauritania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Morocco, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khoueiry | 93 | 146 | / |
| K'Oueiry | 93 | 19 | / |
| Koueiriy | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kouiry | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kh'oueiry | 88 | 1 | / |
| Koueiri | 86 | 60 | / |
| Kouairy | 86 | 33 | / |
| Koweiry | 86 | 6 | / |
| Khueiry | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khoueiri | 80 | 62 | / |
| K'Oueiri | 80 | 24 | / |
| Khoueire | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khoueira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khoieiry | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koueirih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kouira | 77 | 2,124 | / |
| Kouiri | 77 | 372 | / |
| Kouire | 77 | 4 | / |
| Koeiri | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khoueitre | 75 | 13 | / |
| Kh'oueiri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koueiritt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khoueiroi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khouira | 71 | 418 | / |
| Koueyri | 71 | 10 | / |
| Khouiri | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khaeiry | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kouaire | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kouairi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kuyyery | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koeaire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koieiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouirer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiouiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouirie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouitri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kayuiray | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kyoheire | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kajoiray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouirech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khouairi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khouired | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouiress | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khujeira | 67 | 1 | / |
Koueiry Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koueiry in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻮﻳﺮﻱ | akwyry | 60.71 |
| ﻟﻜﻮﻳﺮﻱ | lkwyry | 9.52 |
| ﺍﻛﻮﻳﺮﻯ | akwyry | 8.33 |
| ﺍﻛﻮﺭﻱ | akwry | 3.57 |
| ﺃﻛﻮﻳﺮﻱ | akwyry | 3.57 |
| ﻛﻮﻳﺮﻱ | kwyry | 3.57 |
| ﻛﻮﺭﻱ | kwry | 2.38 |
| ﺍﻛﻮﻳﺮ | akwyr | 2.38 |
| ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻳﺮﻱ | alkwyry | 2.38 |
| ﺍﻛﻮﺭﻳﺮﻱ | akwryry | 1.19 |
| ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺭﻱ | alkwry | 1.19 |
| ﻟﻜﻮﺭﻱ | lkwry | 1.19 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Koueiry
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